Ezra 4 Part 1

Read Ezra 4

1. What did the enemies of the Jews request of the exiles that returned to rebuild the temple? Ezra 4:1-2

 

2. How did Zerubbabel, Jeshua and the heads of the family respond?  Ezra 4:3

 

3. What did these enemies do to discourage the people?  Ezra 4:4-5

 

4. List the names of the four kings of Persia mentioned.  Ezra 4:5-7

 

5. To what extremes did these enemies use to keep the Jews from rebuilding?  Ezra 4:7

 

6. What were the Jews accused of doing in Ezra 4:12-13

 

7. What recommendations did the enemies give the King in Ezra 4:14-15

 

8. What tactic of fear did the enemies of the Jews feed upon with the King?  Ezra 4:14-15

 

9,  What resulted from the King’s search of Jerusalem’s history?  Ezra 4:18-22

 

10. How did this letter effect the work being done on the temple?  Ezra 4:23-24

 

11. List all the tactics the of the enemy you find in this chapter.  We will be looking at these in part 2

 

In Christ,

Laura